For example, if you needed to style your fonts and you wanted to apply a font-size, line-height, font-weight, font-style, and font-family, you would need to have at least 5 lines of CSS. If you use the shorthand font property you can reduce this to one line of CSS.
Shorthand Properties
There are a several CSS shorthand properties. Do not be too concerned about the property details listed in this article. It is more important at this time to understand the concept of shorthand so that you can manage your CSS in the most efficient and effective manner possible.